text_original: The chief support of the Imperial policy came from the army, which was recruited to a considerable extent from the same district in the highlands of Asia from which the Isaurian emperors derived their name. Its chief opponents were the monks, who were the leaders of missionary work. Their ground of opposition may be summarised in a saying of Gregory the Great, " Pic  tures are the lesson books of the unlearned
text_transcription: THE CHIEF SUPPORT OF THE IMPERIAL POLICY CAME FROM THE ARMY WHICH WAS RECRUITED TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT FROM THE SAME DISTRICT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ASIA FROM WHICH THE ISORIAN EMPERORS DERIVE THEIR NAME ITS CHIEF OPPONENTS WERE THE MONKS WHO WERE THE LEADERS OF MISSIONARY WORK THEIR GROUND OF OPPOSITION MAY BE SUMMARIZED IN THE SAYING OF GREGORY THE GREAT PICTURES ARE THE LESSON BOOKS OF THE UNLEARNED
phonemes: ðə tʃˈiːf səpˈɔːɹt ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl pˈɑːlɪsi kˈeɪm fɹʌmðɪ ˈɑːɹmi, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɹᵻkɹˈuːɾᵻd tʊ ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ɛkstˈɛnt fɹʌmðə sˈeɪm dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪnðə hˈaɪləndz ʌv ˈeɪʒə fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðɪ ɪsˈɔːɹiən ˈɛmpɚɹɚz dᵻɹˈaɪvd ðɛɹ nˈeɪm. ɪts tʃˈiːf əpˈoʊnənts wɜː ðə mˈʌŋks, hˌuː wɜː ðə lˈiːdɚz ʌv mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi wˈɜːk. ðɛɹ ɡɹˈaʊnd ʌv ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən mˈeɪ biː sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd ɪn ɐ sˈeɪɪŋ ʌv ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ðə ɡɹˈeɪt, " pˈɪk tjˈʊɹz ɑːɹ ðə lˈɛsən bˈʊks ʌvðɪ ʌnlˈɜːnᵻd